Microcredentials for Teaching

Competencies by Module

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Reflection and Continuous Improvement

This focus area has three modules that cover the following competencies:


Preparing to Teach
  • Analyze Lesson Outcomes and Standards
  • Develop Strategies for Identifying Knowledge of Students
  • Connect the Knowledge of Students to Lesson Planning
  • Plan Formative Assessments
Rigor and Differentiation
  • Demonstrate Understanding of Important Content by Maintaining Academic Rigor
  • Create a Conducive Environment for Learning through Differentiation
Questioning and Discussion
  • Engage Students through Student-Led Discussions and Learning
  • Create a Conducive Environment to Support Questioning and Risk Taking

  • Progress 100%

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Formative and Summative Assessment

This focus area has three modules that cover the following competencies:


Designing Assessments with Purpose
  • Determine alignment and appropriateness of measures to outcomes
  • Understand when and how to use assessments formatively and summatively
  • Use data to adjust practice
Providing Feedback
  • Identify the purpose and qualities of good feedback
  • Recognize feedback strategies as part of the formative assessment process
  • Develop an action plan for implementing new feedback strategies
Analyzing Assessments
  • Go beyond right and wrong with error analysis
  • Look for Patterns across Time
  • Use Data to Modify Future Lessons

  • Progress 37%

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Communication and Professional Growth

This focus area has three modules that cover the following competencies:


Communicating with Families and Caregivers
  • Create a clear, positive, and respectful message
  • Communicate with families about strengths and concerns for individual students
Collaboration with Colleagues
  • Collaborate with Colleagues to Support and Enrich Student Learning Opportunities
  • Analyze the Impact of Collaboration on the Problem of Practice
Professional Growth
  • Use Data to Identify a Problem of Practice
  • Implement PD Activities in the Classroom
  • Analyze and Reflect on the Impact of PD on your Practice

  • Progress 0%

Gradual Release Model for Professional Learning

Each module is organized around four sets of activities that allow you to deepen your understanding of the focus area. As you go through each activity, your level of responsiblity for learning grows.

You may enter at any activity based on the level of confidence you have in your ability in that area. To earn the badge, you must submit work for the fourth activity - iDo. This is an outline of what you will see at each level.


iLearn

Preparing for the Module

Analyzing Research and Best Practices

  • What the Experts Say – provides a quick ”mini-lecture” on the practice
  • Readings – 4-5 articles for discussions between mentors and teachers
  • Other Research – a list of additional resources
iKnow

Analyzing Classroom Cases

  • Video-based cases of classroom practice
  • Student work samples
iTry

Getting Feedback from your Mentor

  • Guiding steps to implement the practice
  • Submit work to mentor for feedback
iDo

Performance Assessment to Earn Badge

  • Compile a set of artifacts around this practice
  • Self-assess using rubric
  • Share work with mentor to assess level of performance for badge